Legal Opinion
Newton v. Roper
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 8, 1898No. 18,249PublishedCited by 4 opinions
From the Starke Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtHackney, C. J.
The appellants, the heirs at law of Joab E. Newton, deceased, instituted this suit to quiet the title to eighty acres of land in Starke county, as against the appellees, who were alleged to be purchasers and to claim title under one Mary E. Kratli, whose only title depended upon a private sale to her by the auditor of said county for delinquent taxes, pursuant to sections 247, 248 and 249 of the tax law of 1872, 1 Davis’ R. S. 1876, p. 127, and upon a decree quieting title in her name, against said Joab E. Newton; said sale and said decree being alleged to have been invalid.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BackusIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by4 opinions
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